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| 20080212218 | MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A mirror assembly mountable to a wall is provided. The mirror assembly includes a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface, and a chassis mountable to the mirror platform. At least one electrical component is disposed between the mirror platform and the chassis. An electrical passageway is formed within the chassis for allowing the electrical component to be placed into communication with a power source located remotely from the mirror assembly. A recess is also formed within the chassis for housing a connection between the power source and the electrical component such that the chassis can be mounted substantially flush against the wall when the electrical component is electrically connected to the power source. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080239530 | Mirror pane with a substrate of plastic, a method for its manufacture and an external mirror having such a mirror pane - A mirror pane comprising a substrate of plastic having a front side and a rear side, each having a metal coating, and a surface heating apparatus with at least one resistance heating strip and electric connection contacts, wherein the metal coating placed on the front side of the substrate serves as a reflective mirror surface, and the at least one resistance heating strip possessing the electrical connection contacts is located within recesses in the rear side of the recesses reproducing a negative image of the at least one resistance heating strip and being furnished with connection contacts. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080247068 | Vehicular Mirror Device - A vehicular mirror device includes a housing which is comprised of two housing components at least partially opposed to each other, and which is adapted to cover a mirror from the front during traveling of a vehicle. A collar is integrally and projectingly provided on one of the housing components to extend so that it is superposed onto the other housing component at opposed portions of both the housing components, and a plurality of recesses are provided in a juxtaposed manner in a tip end of the collar. This suppresses to the utmost the generation of a wind roar due to traveling wind flowing into between opposed portions of the housing components. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080247069 | LINEAR TENSIONED MEMBRANE REFLECTOR - An improved solar reflector utilizing end forms supporting a tensioned reflective membrane, where the end forms have a corrected periphery shape different from the ideal cross sectional shape of the reflector, that produces the idea cross sectional shape along most of the tensioned membrane, and with additional means to increase structural rigidity along the lateral free edges of the reflective membrane. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080259476 | Retainer clip for a mirror assembly housing bezel - An exterior vehicle mirror assembly comprising a housing including at least one retainer clip slot; a bezel carried on said housing; a retainer clip flange extending from said bezel generally adjacent said retainer clip slot; at least one retainer clip carried by said retainer clip flange having a slanted bearing face engaging said housing adjacent said retainer clip slots, and a securing lip disposed below said slanted bearing face that extends into said retainer clip slot to secure said bezel to said housing; wherein said slanted bearing face bears against said housing to prevent flexing of said retainer clip from disengaging said securing lip from said retainer clip slot when a force is applied to attempt removal of said bezel from said housing. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080316626 | ADJUSTABLE SLOT MIRROR - A mirror device includes a base portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, and a second end, the first end having a raised edge perpendicular to the top surface, the second end having a raised edge perpendicular to the top surface and having a curved portion extending therefrom, the base portion having a plurality of grooves parallel with the first and second ends, a connector portion coupled to the base portion, the first end of the connector portion coupled to the curved portion such that the connector portion may rotate about the base portion, and a mirror coupled to the second end of the connector portion, the mirror having a connection means horizontally disposed along the back portion thereof, the second end of the connector portion coupled to the connection means such that the mirror may rotate about the second end of the connector portion. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080316627 | VEHICLE SIDE MIRROR - A vehicle side mirror includes: a housing attached to a vehicle and holding a mirror; and a cover member being attachable to the housing, the cover member and the housing forming an integral outer shape of the vehicle side mirror when the cover member is appropriately attached to the housing. The cover member includes a cover-side identification part, and the housing includes a housing-side identification part which allows the cover member being paired with the housing to be appropriately attached to the housing, and which prevents the cover member not being paired with the housing from being appropriately attached to the housing, in cooperation with the cover-side identification part. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090009898 | Compliant Border for Thin Film Reflectors - A thin film reflector with a compliant border has been developed. The thin film reflector includes a reflective membrane and a support apparatus that applies a tensile force to the reflective membrane. A compliant border region is located between the reflective membrane and the support apparatus to distribute the tensile forces applied by the support apparatus evenly across the reflective membrane. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090015955 | Exterior Rearview Mirror for Vehicles, in Particular Passenger Vehicles - An exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, in particular for passenger vehicles, has a mirror foot which can be fixed on a front door below a vehicle belt line. The vehicle has a door formed of an outer panel which is provided with an opening, and an inner reinforcement. An extremely rigid, play-free and simply configured connection of the mirror foot to the inner reinforcement of the door is obtained in that a lower end region of a supporting part of the mirror foot is guided through the opening in the outer panel and is connected within the door directly to the inner reinforcement of the door via a self-centering mounting and a central fastening screw. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090040635 | Exterior Side View Mirror Assembly for a Vehicle - An exterior side view mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a cover provided on a side portion of the vehicle; a mirror installed to the cover and arranged to face rearward with respect to the vehicle; and at least a turn signal extended from the cover so as to provide light from the side portion of the vehicle via the turn signal. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090046384 | Adjustment used for the ground-based observation telescope - An adjustment is provided, which is used for the ground-based observation telescope, comprising a shell body, wherein the adjustment further comprises a base and an adjusting set provided within the shell body, wherein the adjustment further comprises an adjustor provided at the external side surface of the shell body. The base comprises a first mirror and a slide guide, and the adjusting set comprises a second mirror, a guide groove, and a guide tooth space, wherein the guide groove and the slide guide are assembled together, such that the adjusting set can be placed on the base and going to shift correspondingly, wherein the adjustor further comprises an adjusting rotatable button and a driving screw positioned at the same axle, furthermore, the driving screw and the guide tooth space are assembled, such that the guide tooth space can be shifted according to the adjusting rotatable button has been rotated, thus, the second mirror will be shifted corresponding with the first mirror accordingly, wherein the guide tooth space is placed on the back of the guide groove. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090067075 | PERSONAL GROOMING MIRROR - A personal grooming mirror including a mirror housing with a mirror surround aperture formed in a surface of the mirror housing and a mirror contained in the mirror housing with a reflective surface of the mirror exposed and viewable through the mirror surround aperture. The mirror housing is formed in such a manner that a reservoir is defined by a reflective surface of the mirror and a peripheral edge defining the mirror surround aperture. Hot water may be contained within the reservoir prior to use in a humid environment, for instance a shower, to reduce fogging of the reflective surface of the mirror. A grip assist aperture is formed through the mirror housing and is configured to provide a means for securely grasping the personal grooming mirror. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090080097 | NOVEL MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON MICROMIRRORS FOR MASKLESS LITHOGRAPHY - A novel silicon micromirror structure for improving image fidelity in laser pattern generators is presented. In some embodiments, the micromirror is formed from monocrystalline silicon. Analytical—and finite element analysis of the structure as well as an outline of a fabrication scheme to realize the structure are given. The spring constant of the micromirror structure can be designed independently of the stiffness of the mirror-surface. This makes it possible to design a mirror with very good planarity, resistance to sagging during actuation, and it reduces influence from stress in reflectivity-increasing multilayer coatings. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090086350 | HIGH STIFFNESS LOW MASS SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR A MIRROR ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods of providing support to a mirror assembly including a high-stiffness, low mass structure. An L-shaped support, in conjunction with a shelf member and a plurality of fingers, provides support to a chuck upon which an operation (such as a wafer inspection) can be carried out. Materials such as ALBEMET and INVAR can be used to reduce mass and increase stiffness to avoid resonance in the system. Sensors and actuators can be employed to sense input energy and adjust the structure, respectively, if resonance is deemed likely. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090091852 | Assembly Structure Of Side Mirror For Automobile - The present invention relates to a side mirror for an automobile, and more particularly, to a side mirror for an automobile in which an assembled structure is modified such that even in case of an excessive pressing the side mirror to fall in a driver's view, in comparing with pressing a mirror for adjusting to fall in a driver' view as a conventional method, the assembled state is not return to a disassembled state. In accordance with the present invention, an assembly work is easily preformed and further a assemble state is not easily return to a disassemble state by an external force. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090097143 | METHOD OF FORMING AND MOUNTING AN ANGLED REFLECTOR - In a method of forming a device so as to include a reflective surface at a specific angle to an incident optical axis, a region of a first major surface of a substrate is exposed to an anisotropic etchant to form a surface having the specific angle with respect to the first major surface, but the etched surface is then used as a mounting surface. That is, rather than anisotropically etching a reflective surface, the etching provides the mounting surface and the second major surface of the substrate functions as the reflective surface when the fabricated device is properly mounted. The substrate may be a <100> silicon wafer having a 9.74 degree off-axis cut. Then, a 45 degree mirror is formed by the process. When the reflector is used in an optical device, the <111> crystalline plane will be generally parallel to the surface of the support. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090122430 | MIRROR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly and an accessory module. The accessory module one of (a) comprises part of said interior mirror assembly or (b) has the interior mirror assembly attached thereto. At least one of the interior mirror assembly and the accessory module includes an inductive power receiver that receives power from an inductive power transmitter located remotely from the interior mirror assembly and/or the accessory module. The interior mirror assembly and/or the accessory module includes a data transceiver that wirelessly communicates with a data transceiver located remotely from the interior mirror assembly and/or the accessory module. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090147388 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRROR - The invention relates to a vehicle exterior rear-view mirror including a casing or chassis with a neck to which an adaptor is mated. The adaptor has an abutment surface adapted to abut against a support sheet element associated to an outer panel of the vehicle. The support sheet element has an opening aligned with respective passages of the casing and the adaptor, respectively. A coupling stem is installed through the passages with the possibility of rotation and axial movement. Anchor configurations are formed at a lower end of the stem, the configurations engaging portions of the lower face of the support sheet element adjacent to the opening. An elastic element is arranged between the casing and the stem to push the stem inwards the casing or chassis. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090207514 | REFLECTIVE MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A reflective mirror assembly includes an electrochromic reflective element providing a rearward field of view to a driver of a vehicle equipped with the reflective mirror assembly. The electrochromic reflective element includes an electrochromic medium disposed between a front substrate and a rear substrate in a cavity established by a seal that connects the front substrate to the rear substrate and that spaces them apart. An overhang region at a first edge region of the front substrate extends beyond a corresponding first edge region of the rear substrate. A transparent electrical conductor is disposed at the front substrate and a mirror reflector is disposed at the rear substrate. An electrically conducting tab extends outward from said seal at least partially to the edge of the rear substrate while making electrical contact with the mirror reflector. At least one hiding layer is disposed around a perimeter region of the front substrate. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090257140 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A mirror assembly mountable to a wall includes a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface, a chassis engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior, at least one electrical component disposed within the mirror assembly interior, and a mounting structure. The mounting structure includes a support member mounted to one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis and a hanger member mounted to the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis. The hanger member is removably securable on the support member to mount the mirror platform to the chassis. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090296244 | Surgical Mirror - A surgical mirror assembly for facilitating observation of surgical procedures. The mirror assembly includes a holder and a mirror, wherein the mirror is coupled to the holder in an adjustable manner. Preferably, the holder includes a superior portion for resting on a patient surface adjacent to a surgical site and a medial portion for hanging at least partially in the surgical site; wherein the mirror is coupled to the superior and medial portions of the holder in an adjustable manner to improve a field of view of the surgical site. The mirror and mirror holder may be readily placed anywhere adjacent to the surgical site so as to improve the field of view for the assistant. As a result, an assistant may observe a reflected view of the surgical site as the surgeon works. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090303626 | HOUSING STRUCTURE - A housing structure has a frame structure | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100020425 | Mirror image display method - The mirror image display method is used to suspend the main subject of a decorative or presentation display in mid air. This is accomplished by affixing the flat side of a symmetrically divided main subject flush onto a true first-surface mirror, which makes up one wall of the display body and eliminates the subjects visible seam line. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100103546 | Substrate for a mirror support with reduced weight as well as mirror with reduced-weight mirror support - In a substrate, particularly in a substrate for a mirror support, in which recesses are introduced in one surface, preferably in the back side of the substrate, as a result of which, in particular, bridging pieces are defined between the recesses, in order to achieve the situation that despite a reduced weight, a high rigidity still remains, which means only a slight sagging after its correct uptake in a holding device provided for it, it is provided that at least one first portion of the bridging pieces has a width that is different than a second portion of the bridging pieces. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100172044 | MOUNT FOR POSITIONING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100182709 | Mirror Structure - To provide a mirror structure capable of reflecting incident light with good efficiency and is excellent in reliability. In a mirror structure which is used under an environment that the maximum irradiance of incident light is 5 kW/m | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100188763 | MIRROR FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - In a mirror for an automobile, the adoption of resin mirror body to a mirror plate can decrease the weight of the mirror body, and the mirror plate is fixed onto a mirror holder through the welding. Therefore, this eliminates the usage of both-sided adhesive tape or adhesive agent, makes assembly processes less complicated, and thus the reduction in production cost is achieved. Furthermore, since the mirror plate can be fixed onto the mirror holder firmly and strongly even when the mirror plate is not pressed strongly to the mirror holder, excessive load on the mirror holder or the mirror plate becomes avoided. In addition, at the time of the production stage, some dimensional variation in the edge part of the mirror holder or the peripheral edge of the mirror plate becomes easily acceptable. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100246038 | SNAP FIT CONNECTION IN A REAR VIEW MIRROR - The invention is related to an external rear view mirror assembly including a positive connection that fits mirror components as a support frame mounted to a mirror housing or shell. The positive connection is a connector having a two part snap-fit connector with a first snap-fit connector part and a second snap-fit connector part. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100246039 | BEAM-DOWN TYPE SOLAR RAY LIGHTING DEVICE - An object is to provide a solar ray lighting device which is capable of reducing the blocking and the shadowing of beams of light reflected by heliostats and which is capable of fixing firmly and stably a heavy and large-sized center reflector. In a beam-down type solar ray lighting device, at least three supporting blocks are assembled together to form a pyramidal shape. In addition, an outer circumferential edge of the center reflector is fixed to the supporting posts so that the outer circumferential edge of the center reflector can internally touch the supporting posts. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100246040 | REAR VISION MIRROR FOR VEHICLE - A rear vision mirror for a vehicle is disclosed, which includes a main body unit and a mirror unit. The main body unit is mounted to the outside or the inside of the vehicle, to support and protect the mirror unit. The mirror unit mounted to a front side of the main body unit displays images of other vehicles and objects existing at left and right rear sides of the vehicle. The mirror unit is sectioned into at least two regions each having different eccentricities and refractivities, thereby constituting an aspheric progressive mirror. The rear vision mirror is capable of preventing dead zones, an image distortion, an incorrect sense of distance, and dazzling. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100265602 | HELIOSTAT FACET - Heliostat facet configured from a flat structure comprising a central section ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100265603 | SEALING WITH FOAM CARTRIDGE - A rear-view mirror with foam-backed door seal is presented that fills the space between mirror base and vehicle with a foam in a simple way upon its being mounted to a vehicle. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100328795 | Mirror Damper - A damper is provided for a rear view mirror with motorised actuation. A damper is provided between the mirror and its frame assembly for the purpose of shock absorption or vibration reduction. Each damper comprises a bracket and a boss. A polymer contact material such as an O-ring | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110080667 | MOUNTING PLATE FOR MIRROR GLASS - A glass carrier plate that includes a front side, a back side and a circumferential edge zone. A mirror plate with a mirror plate front side, a mirror plate back side and a circumferential edge, wherein the mirror plate back side is attached by means of an adhesive layer on the front side of the glass carrier plate. Holding bars extend from the circumferential edge zone of the front side of the glass carrier plate. The holding bars are distributed over the circumferential edge zone and the circumferential edge of the mirror plate engages the holding bars so that the mirror plate is spaced from and positioned over the front side of the glass carrier plate. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110102924 | SPATIALLY EFFICIENT KINEMATIC MIRROR MOUNT - A spatially efficient kinematic mirror mount for mounting a mirror or other optical element to a housing. The kinematic mirror mount may include three spaced-apart constraint structures, positioned at or near the outer perimeter or circumference of the mirror. The constraint structures constrain the mirror to lie within a plane, typically the x-y plane defined by the orientation of the housing, substantially without overconstraining the mirror. To accomplish this, each of the three constraint structures may constrain the mirror in the x-y plane by independently providing a tangential constraint to the mirror. The constraint structures may include a tab, coupled to the mirror by a flexure, and a fastening assembly for securing the tab to the housing. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110141595 | Mirror adaptor mount - A mirror adapter mounting device formed of a substantially rigid mounting base portion with one surface thereof comprising a wedge-shaped receiver slot, and a different surface thereof comprising a wedge-shaped coupler; a part-spherical ball coupler; and an arm projected from the mounting base portion and presenting the ball coupler adjacent to an end thereof distal from the mounting base portion. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110157733 | Node, support frame, system and method - A node for connecting together at least a first support element, a second support element and a third support element of a support frame such as a solar frame which supports solar reflectors. A method for connecting together at least a first support element, a second support element and a third support element of a solar frame which supports solar reflectors. A system for supporting solar reflectors includes a first support frame upon which the solar reflectors are disposed. A method for forming a support frame for solar reflectors. A system for constructing a support frame from parts, including chords, for solar reflectors. A method for constructing a support frame for solar reflectors. A support frame for solar reflectors. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110157734 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR - A motor vehicle has an exterior rearview mirror, which is fixed to a vehicle door by a mirror baseplate. An opening, through which the mirror baseplate engages, is provided in an outer skin of the vehicle door, and the mirror baseplate is secured by a multi-point support and a central attachment screw. The mirror baseplate contains, at its free end, a conical attachment which engages in an opening of a door shaft reinforcement, formed as an extruded profile part, a hollow profile part, or a profiled sheet-stamped part, of the vehicle door, as a result of which the exterior rearview mirror is pre-positioned in a positionally correct fashion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The mirror baseplate is additionally supported on the door shaft reinforcement by a five-point support. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110176234 | HIGH POSITIONING REPRODUCIBLE LOW TORQUE MIRROR - ACTUATOR INTERFACE - The present high positioning reproducible mirror-actuator interface disclosed herein overcomes the deficiencies associated with conventional interface systems and offer a number of advantages that are disclosed herein. Generally, the mirror mounts provide a reliable and robust interface between the mirrors and actuators, that serve to move and position the mirrors, as wells as providing an interface between the mirrors and gravity compensator pins. The mirror mount is characterized as having a body that has an outer peripheral wall that includes a plurality of flexible elements around the perimeter of the body, each having a high stiffness in plane and a high flexibility out of plane. The body is open at the first end to allow flexing of the flexible elements. The flexible elements providing a direct coupling interface between the mirror mount and the mirror. The flexible elements of the mirror mount provides a number of advantages and increases the performance capabilities of the first mechanical interface between the mirror mount and the actuator. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110194201 | DOOR MIRROR FOR AUTOMOBILE - If a lip portion of a gasket is brought into contact with a peripheral wall face on the upper side of a door mirror mounting portion strongly from an arrow A direction, an elastic portion is largely deformed so as to deflect outward when the lip portion is retreated, and the lip portion controls a force that hits the peripheral wall face of the door mirror mounting portion. Therefore, whether a distal end portion of the lip portion hits the peripheral wall face of the door mirror mounting portion disposed on a front door weakly or strongly due to variation in accuracy of a component, the distal end portion of the lip portion and the peripheral wall face of the door mirror mounting portion can be reliably brought into close contact with each other. And a gap is hardly generated between the peripheral wall face on the upper side of the door mirror mounting portion and the lip portion, generation of a wind noise can be prevented, water tightness can be improved, and contribution is made to improvement of an appearance quality of a joint when a door mirror is attached to the front door. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110205649 | HOUSING STRUCTURE OF DOOR MIRROR - The present invention provides a housing structure of a door mirror in which a fixed-side housing portion is reliably crimped to a fixing-side housing portion on the surface side of a housing. In the housing structure of a door mirror, a boss portion and a contact piece are located on the deeper side than first and second butting portions located on the surface side, and a projection portion is located farther than a screwing portion in a positional relationship in the vertical direction (an arrow Y direction) with respect to a horizontal plane passing through the first butting portion. Therefore, when the boss portion (first mounting portion) of an upper housing (fixing-side housing portion) and the contact piece (second mounting portion) of a lamp assy (fixed-side housing portion) are fixed by a screw, a screw tightening force can be concentrated on the projection portion as shown by an arrow A, and this force can be made to act on the first and second butting portions as shown by an arrow B. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110216428 | HOUSING STRUCTURE - A housing structure has a frame structure | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110216429 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A temperature sensor assembly may include a thermally insulating body, a temperature sensing element within the body, and a thermally conductive element exposed externally of the body and in thermal communication with the temperature sensing element. The thermally conductive element may have a substantially planar exposed upper surface, with the temperature sensing element in thermal communication with a lower surface of the thermally conductive element. A thermally insulating housing assembly may have an upper end surrounding and supporting the temperature sensing element, with the housing assembly extending downwardly away from the lower surface of the thermally conductive element and having an internal air gap surrounding leads for the temperature sensing element. A mirror mounting system may include a mounting bracket adapted for releasable connection to a vehicle window, with the sensor assembly resiliently mounted to the bracket and urged against the window when the bracket is connected to the window. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110261474 | MIRROR PLATE AND REARVIEW MIRROR USING SAME - A mirror plate for rearview mirror is disclosed to include a primary vision block having opposing front and back sides and a reflective layer located on the front or back side for reflecting a major rear field of view, and one or a number of supplementary vision blocks abutted against a part or the whole area of the border of the primary vision block, each supplementary vision block having opposing front and back sides and multiple reflective layers continuously arranged on the front or back side for reflecting a supplementary rear field of view around the major rear field of view. The invention also provides a rearview mirror using the mirror plate. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261475 | Backlight illumination in a mirror - A mirror assembly mountable to a wall, the mirror asembly includes a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface and a chassis, the chassis is engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior. The chassis is mountable to the wall, and the chassis has an outer edge section. The outer edge section further includes a plurality of areas, the plurality of areas permits light radiated from the mirror assembly interior to illuminate the surroundings of the mirror assembly. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110310504 | MOUNT FOR AN OPTICAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING AN OPTICAL STRUCTURE USING SUCH MOUNT - An improved mount for, and method of mounting an, optical structure is provided. The mount has a protruding member extending from a surface of the optical structure, a base element having a mounting structure for mounting the mount to another structure and an upper element extending from the base element having a first opening extending therethrough for receipt therein of at least a portion of the protruding member. The first opening defines first and second arms, each of the arms comprising a head portion and each of the head portions ending at an end. A second opening in the upper element extends through one of the head portions and the end thereof in a direction toward the other head portion, while a third opening exists in the upper element through the end of the other head portion in an orientation substantially opposite to and in communication with the second opening so that a tightening mechanism received through the second opening can be received into the third opening. Tightening of the tightening mechanism into the third opening causes the ends of the head portions to draw toward each other so that the first opening of the upper element tightens around the at least a portion of the protruding member. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110317295 | MIRROR BASE COVER - A mirror base cover for an exterior rear view mirror assembly of a motor vehicle is described, which is provided with an opening for a part on the mirror base side of an articulated connection of a base bracket, which is preferably housed in an exterior rear view mirror housing, to a mirror base, which is covered by the mirror base cover. The opening has a larger design than is necessary for the part on the mirror base side of the articulated connection. A section of the opening remaining between the edge of the opening and the part on the mirror base side of the articulated connection is closed by a mirror base cap assembly. The mirror base cap assembly consists of a mirror base cap, only partly covering the remaining section of the opening, and a seal, moulded onto the mirror base cap, overlapping a gap remaining between the mirror base cap and the edge of the opening. The mirror base cap extends at least partly to the edge of the opening, so that contact between the mirror base cap and the edge of the opening is made, at least in places. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317296 | EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HOUSED IN THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR HOUSING - An exterior rear view minor of a motor vehicle, which comprises an exterior rear view minor housing and at least one electrical connection to at least one electrical component at least partly housed in the inside of the exterior rear view minor housing. The electrical connection comprises at least one connection cable and at least one plug connection. The plug connection comprises a first plug part connected to the electrical component at least by means of one section of the at least one connection cable, and a second plug part assigned to the first plug part, fixed in the exterior rear view minor housing. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317297 | EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR - An exterior rear view mirror for a motor vehicle, which exterior rear view mirror consists of at least two components which are connected to each other. At least one connection between the components includes at least one connecting arrangement, which is suitable for transfer of both transverse forces and compression forces and tractive forces, as well as transfer of moments from a first component to a second component. The connecting arrangement comprises a spring arranged on the first component, with inclined flanks, diverging at least in sections, seen from the first component, and a receiving groove, which is assigned to the spring, provided on the second component. The spring engages in the receiving groove. The spring and the receiving groove comprise a complementary, positive interlocking cross-section, at least in sections, so that the inclined flanks and the receiving groove form a rearward engagement normal to the receiving groove. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120014007 | SEAL AND EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A seal of an exterior rear view mirror assembly relative to a body part of a motor vehicle is described, which is formed as one piece, and comprises a sealing pad and a sealing grommet integrally moulded on the sealing pad. The sealing pad covers at least one section of the surface of a minor base of the exterior rear view minor assembly lying on the bodywork side. The sealing grommet serves for sealing at least one feed-through opening, which is provided on the bodywork side for feed-through of the cable harness of the exterior rear view minor assembly. The sealing grommet is formed as an open hollow body on the free end, which is turned away from the sealing pad. A passage opening is provided for the cable harness at the intersection of the symmetry axis of the hollow body with the sealing pad. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120081808 | BEAM GUIDING BELLOWS FOR LASER CUTTING MACHINE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BEAM GUIDING BELLOWS FOR LASER CUTTING MACHINE - Disclosed are a novel beam guiding bellows for laser cutting machine, and a method of manufacturing the beam guiding bellows for laser cutting machine, which no longer need a process of placing any special plates such as reflective plates, therefore enabling manufacturing in a shorter time at low costs. The beam guiding bellows is configured by a plurality of stacked sheet bodies integrally folded so as to alternately form hill sections and valley sections, and is thereby made freely expandable and retractable in the overall length as angles of the hill sections and valley sections vary, wherein the inner sheet body disposed innermostly is composed of a material capable of protecting the inner sheet body by absorbing or reflecting the laser light having been scattered or reversed, or having, formed on the inner surface thereof, a protective layer composed of a material capable of protecting the inner sheet body by absorbing or reflecting the laser light, and the inner sheet body has protruding flaps which are formed, automatically in the process of folding it together with the other sheet bodies to thereby form the hill sections and the valley sections alternately, so as to project further inwardly from the apexes of the valley sections. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120176696 | VEHICLE MIRROR DEVICE - Efficiently suppressing chatter of a mirror face of a mirror. In a vehicle door mirror device, a case is disposed at a back face side of a mirror, a substrate unit is accommodated in the case, gap between the mirror and the case is sealed by sealing agent, thereby sealing the substrate unit. The holder, the case and the sealing agent are integrated together. A press contact tab is integrally provided to a housing box of the holder such that the press contact tab makes press contact with an anti-vibration pillar. The supporting rigidity to the mirror at the position of the substrate unit can accordingly be efficiently raised, vibration of the mirror due to the substrate unit can be efficiently suppressed, and chatter of a mirror face of the mirror can be efficiently suppressed. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120182637 | SYSTEM FOR THE CONNECTION OF TWO COMPONENTS, RETAINING MEMBER FOR SAID SYSTEM, AND MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SAID SYSTEM - A system for connecting two components in a vehicle mirror assembly is provided A first connecting member includes a tubular flange member, with a first contact surface and a first groove being provided inside the flange member. A second connecting member includes a mounting member adapted to be introduced with play into the tubular flange member, with the mounting member comprising a base body. On the base body a first retaining boss for engagement in the first groove and a guide surface arranged behind the retaining boss are provided, with the guide surface being associated to the first contact surface and inclined relative to the latter. A clamping means passes through the flange member and, when actuated, presses against a first pressure surface on the base body so that the inclined guide surface presses against the first contact surface, to thus jam the mounting member inside the flange member. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120188662 | VEHICLE MIRROR DEVICE - In a vehicle door mirror device, a base is attached to a door and covered with a base cover. A gasket is disposed on a door panel of the base cover, a seal portion of the gasket seals a gap between a lower side end of the base cover and the door panel. The seal portion is extended from the gasket toward the base cover side. Therefore, even if a dimension of the gap between the lower side end of the base cover and the door panel varies, the lower side end of the seal portion can be suppressed from being separated from an outer periphery of the base cover toward the inner side, the base cover can be suppressed from looking floating from the door panel, and appearance of the gap between the lower side end of the base cover and the door panel can be improved. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120206827 | EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - To avoid wind noises and to reduce soiling of mirror glass during travel in the rain, the exterior rear view mirror for a motor vehicle has a droplet channel in a first circumferential region of the mirror housing that includes the housing top and a separation edge in a second circumferential region on the housing bottom. The droplet channel and the separation edge overlap in a lateral region. Rain droplets that strike the mirror housing during travel flow both on the bottom housing side and on the top housing side toward the rear edge of the housing. Water droplets flowing on the bottom are collected by the separation edge and are blown away by the air flow which is directed down at the separation edge. On the housing top side, the droplets are collected by the droplet channel and conducted away laterally toward the housing bottom. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120212845 | Devices and Methods for Reducing Vehicle Drag - In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a mirror assembly for a vehicle is described. The mirror assembly includes a first curved wall, a second curved wall, a bottom portion, and a top portion. The first curved wall and second curved wall each extend from the bottom portion to the top portion and are joined to one another along a respective first side of each of the first curved wall and the second curved wall. The first curved wall, second curved wall, bottom portion, and top portion define an area comprising a reflecting surface. Each respective second side of each of the first curved wall and the second curved wall extends beyond the plane defined by the area and assists in a reduction in drag when fluid flow contacts the mirror assembly. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120218654 | MOUNT FOR AN OPTICAL STRUCTURE HAVING A GROOVED PROTRUDING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MOUNTING AN OPTICAL STRUCTURE USING SUCH MOUNT - An improved mount for, and method of mounting, an optical structure having a grooved/relieved protruding member is provided. The mount may have the grooved/relieved protruding member extending from a surface of the optical structure, a base element for mounting the mount to another structure and an upper element extending from the base element having a first opening extending therethrough for receipt therein of at least a portion of the grooved/relieved member. The first opening defines first and second arms, each of the arms comprising a head portion and each of the head portions ending at an end. A second opening in the upper element extends through one of the head portions and the end thereof in a direction toward the other head portion, while a third opening exists in the upper element through the end of the other head portion in an orientation substantially opposite to and in communication with the second opening so that a tightening mechanism may be received through the second opening and the third opening. Tightening of the tightening mechanism into the third opening causes the ends of the head portions to draw toward each other so that the first opening of the upper element tightens around the at least a portion of the grooved/relieved protruding member. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120218655 | REARVIEW DEVICE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - An interior rearview device support assembly having a support member including a connecting end and a pivot end. A rearview device housing defines an internal cavity and includes a socket. The pivot end of the support member is coupled with the socket and is pivotable relative thereto. A sensor device is disposed inside the rearview device housing and is coupled to the support member. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120307387 | MIRROR HOUSING CLAMP ARRANGEMENT - A mirror head releasably fastened to a support structure, whereby the mirror head has at least one recess complementary to the support structure, into which the support structure or a partial segment of support structure is inserted and which is secured by means of a fastening device. Matching surface segments are formed in at least one recess and the corresponding surface segment of the support structure, and the fastening device is formed as an elastic component that pre-stresses ratchet surfaces in the recess and on support structure into interlocking engagement. The support structure ratchet surface may be formed on a separate locking component with a surface that at least partially matches the surface contour of the support structure, where the position of the locking component relative to the support structure can be fixed in its circumferential and axial direction. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130027795 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MIRRORS WITH HIGH STIFFNESS AND LOW INERTIA INVOLVING CHEMICAL ETCHING - A method is disclosed of fabricating a mirror for use in limited rotation motor systems, said method comprising the steps of providing a mirror structure including at least one wall section, and exposing the at least one wall section to a fluid etching agent to thereby provide chemical milling of the mirror structure. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130050861 | ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING REFLECTOR AND CONNECTING ROD - The present invention provides an engagement assembly for connecting a reflector and a connecting rod. The engagement assembly has a fixing base and a fixing plate. The fixing base has a head accommodating room for holding a head portion of the connecting rod and a plate retaining space formed between two protrusion rings. The fixing plate is mounted in the plate retaining space and has a position-limiting portion and two fixing portions. The position-limiting portion has a through hole for inserting the head portion and at least two tongues. The tongues are mounted on an inner edge of the through hole for clamping the head portion of the connecting rod that has entered the head accommodating room. The engagement assembly provides a strong linking structure for the reflector and the connecting rod. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130050862 | MIRROR DEVICE - A mirror device may include: a mirror including a base plate, a reflective film on a first surface of the base plate, and a plurality of first protrusions on a second surface of the base plate; a plurality of support parts for respectively supporting the plurality of the first protrusions, each support part having a groove formed therein for guiding the first protrusion; and a plurality of clamps for respectively pressing the plurality of the first protrusions against the respective grooves in the plurality of the support parts. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130070357 | VEHICLE MIRROR DEVICE - A covering member appropriately covers an opening hole in a accommodating body. In a vehicle door minor device, look of a visor body at the outer periphery of a mirror is enhanced by an upper covering plate and a lower covering plate of an inner cover covering an upper recess portion and a lower recess portion, respectively, in a peripheral wall of the visor body. The upper covering plate and the lower covering plate abut the upper recess portion and the lower recess portion, respectively. The upper covering plate and the lower covering plate can accordingly be positioned in the upper recess portion and the lower recess portion, respectively. The upper covering plate and the lower covering plate can accordingly appropriately cover the upper recess portion and the lower recess portion, respectively. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130120866 | Mounting structure for the vehicle auxiliary mirror - The present invention provides a mounting structure for the vehicle auxiliary mirror, including an attachment plate enabling said auxiliary mirror to be attached to the rear-view mirror, at least one first hook configured on the edge of said attachment plate corresponding to the mirror frame opening of the rear-view mirror and allowed to hook the abutting mirror frame opening of the rear-view mirror, a fixing belt with one end fastened to the housing of said auxiliary mirror disposed on the middle of the rear face of said auxiliary mirror and adjustable in length, and a second hook secured to the other end of said fixing belt and allowed to hook the rim of the rear-view mirror frame opening opposite to the rim hooked by the first hook via the rear face of the rear-view mirror, so that said auxiliary mirror may be tightly attached to the rear-view mirror. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130141807 | STRUCTURE FOR CYLINDRICAL SOLAR COLLECTOR - The invention relates to a structure for a cylindrical solar collector, comprising a lattice bar structure ( | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130148219 | Exterior Mirror of a Motor Vehicle - An exterior mirror of a motor vehicle includes a mirror casing attached to a vehicle body wall via a mirror base and connected to an air guide ring by webs. The air guide ring surrounds a region of the mirror casing to form an air gap therebetween. The rear edge of the air guide ring is arranged at a distance behind the rear edge of the mirror casing. The air guide ring and the mirror base are firmly connected to one another or are at least fixed to one another. The mirror base can be arranged largely accurately in respect of position on the vehicle body wall by way of a position finding device and can be attached to the vehicle body wall by at least one attachment element. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130182344 | SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR SAME - A hexapod system is provided for aligning an optical element in semiconductor clean rooms or in a vacuum, particularly in an illumination device for a microlithographic EUV projection exposure apparatus. The system includes six hexapod supporting structures. Using a set of at least two replaceable spacer elements having a different extent in at least one direction, at least one of the six supporting structures can be adjusted. The latter is adapted so that a spacer element can be removed or a spacer element can be added while the coupling of the first coupling end to the carrying structure and the coupling of the second coupling end to the optical element are maintained. A method for aligning an optical element in semiconductor clean rooms or in a vacuum including using a hexapod system is provided. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130208372 | HOLDER ATTACHED MIRROR FOR VEHICLE - A holder attached mirror for a vehicle is provided, in which a mirror plate is fixed to a plate-shaped mirror holder by an adhesive sheet, including a plurality of first circular or radial grooves substantially with the center of the surface as a center point, which is formed on the surface of the mirror holder side to which the adhesive sheet is attached. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130229723 | Supporting Device for a Curved Mirror - The invention relates to a support device for a curved mirror having support elements and a curved mirror. The objective of providing a support device for a curved mirror which is constructed in a particularly simple manner and which enables particularly low production costs is achieved by a support device in that the support device has at least one bent metal carrier profile-member, the bent carrier profile-member having in the longitudinal direction an at least similar curvature to the curved mirror and being substantially mirror-symmetrical in the longitudinal direction. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130279037 | Multi-Purpose Heat-Insulated Apparatus - A multi-purpose heat-insulated apparatus that includes an insulating layer, a reflective layer on top of the insulating layer and a connecting element on the surface of the multi-purpose heat-insulated apparatus. The insulating layer includes a base section, four wall sections connected to the base section, and the connecting sections at the corners of the insulating layer. The connecting element includes a first detachable link element at the connecting sections and a second detachable link element at the edge of the wall sections and corresponding connecting sections of the base section and wall sections that is linkable to the first detachable link element. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130301152 | Devices and Methods for Reducing Vehicle Drag - In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a mirror assembly for a vehicle is described. The mirror assembly includes a first curved wall, a second curved wall, a bottom portion, and a top portion. The first curved wall and second curved wall each extend from the bottom portion to the top portion and are joined to one another along a respective first side of each of the first curved wall and the second curved wall. The first curved wall, second curved wall, bottom portion, and top portion define an area comprising a reflecting surface. Each respective second side of each of the first curved wall and the second curved wall extends beyond the plane defined by the area and assists in a reduction in drag when fluid flow contacts the mirror assembly. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130335840 | MIRROR AND REFLECTIVE DEVICE FOR GENERATING SOLAR POWER - A hard coat layer | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140049851 | DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING ACCESSORIES TO HAND HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention includes devices and related systems and methods for securing accessories to a mobile electronic device. In one embodiment, a device and system for attaching a decorative accessory to a mobile phone is provided. The device and system comprise of a connector base sized to fit the audio jack of a mobile phone and an attachment platform for one or more decorative or functional accessories that is removably attached to the connector base. In one aspect of at least one embodiment, the connector base is comprised of a continuous shaft with two ends and attached near one end to a pin which inserts into the audio jack. In one aspect of at least one embodiment, the attachment platform is comprised of a clip, pivot assembly and shoulder on which the accessory resides. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140063630 | MOUNT INTERFACE TO SLIDE ON WINDSCREEN BUTTON - A rearview device having a rearview display. A rearview device attachment assembly is connected with the rearview display and includes a mount and an attachment clip coupled to the mount. The attachment clip includes a base and first and second opposing flex members extending from the base, each including an arcuate flex portion extending from the base. A connecting portion extends from the arcuate flex portion at an angle toward the base. An engagement portion extends away from the connecting portion at an angle away from the base. First and second protrusions project from the mount, each extending through first and second slots, respectively, in the base. The first and second protrusions are in abutting contact with the engagement portion of the first and second opposing flex members, respectively, thereby forcing the first and second opposing flex members at least partially away from the base. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140133042 | WRISTBAND MIRROR - The present invention includes a convex mirrored surface encased in a housing, which is further attached to a slap band strap. The slap band strap is highly reflective. The mirrored can also display other information, lights or alarms, etc. All surfaces are capable of displaying emergency information, logos, messages, or advertising. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140168804 | MIRROR FOR MOBILE PHONE CAMERA - A mirror for a mobile phone camera includes a body having a generally planar first side and a second side, a foot disposed on an end of the body having a first side and a second side; and a fastener disposed on the first side of the foot. The second side of the body and the second side of the foot forming a concave angle. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140185154 | OUTSIDE MIRROR ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An outside mirror arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a mirror, a mirror housing encasing the mirror and with a fastening element, which for the sealing fastening of the mirror housing to a motor vehicle body that includes, but is not limited to at least one seal, on which in a pre-assembly state of the outside mirror arrangement a sealing part is detachably fastened, which prior to fastening the mirror housing to the motor vehicle body can be separately fastened to the body. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140192431 | REARVIEW ASSEMBLY WITH EXPOSED CARRIER PLATE - A rearview assembly for a vehicle includes a rearview device having a peripheral edge. A carrier plate is operably coupled to the rearview device. The carrier plate includes a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge. The forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device. A housing includes a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140218816 | IMPROVED VEHICLE MIRROR - A vehicle mirror assembly has a mirror retention plate having two parallel free edges and a replaceable mirror plate having a first surface to which the mirror is attached and a second surface opposite said first surface. The second surface has two parallel edges which includes projections on one of said edges able to retain one of said edges of the retention plate. On the second edge of said second surface of the mirror plate is a releasable locking mechanisms engageable with the other of said free edges of the retention plate. This allows the mirror plate to be simply snapped into position and released by triggering the release mechanism. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140233123 | Low Drag Low Noise Devices Using Jet Flow Control - Low drag low noise devices are described herein that use passive jet flow control to reduce the drag and noise created by devices (e.g., motor vehicle side view mirrors) while the devices travel through fluid. The low drag low noise devices described herein comprise a lengthwise axis, an outer body, and an inner body. The outer body and the inner body cooperatively define a channel through which fluid can pass during use. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140247512 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MIRROR COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CAVITY AND OPTICAL MIRROR - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a light weight optical mirror or a monolithic mirror comprising at least one cooling channel, the method comprising forming a mirror body by iteratively depositing a metallic powder in layers and applying, for each of the layers, heat at least in a subarea of this layer, thereby fusing or sintering the powder in this subarea and bonding it to a previously deposited layer, the powder remaining in an unfused state in at least one region, the method further comprising forming at least one cavity within the carrier by removing the unfused powder from said region and producing a mirror surface at a closed surface of the mirror body. The invention further relates to an optical mirror and to an optical device. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140368940 | Wide View Light Reflector - This apparatus provides a method to enable a borescope to see inside a bore with a brighter image and a less obstructed view. This removable apparatus is essentially an extended coil spring that grips over the forward end of a borescope shaft by compression. The opposite end of this apparatus is connected in the same manner to an opposing light reflector by constricting over the outside surface of a light reflector. As a borescope enters the bore, it emits light forward that is reflected by the light reflector rearward against the viewing surface inside the bore. This apparatus connects the borescope to an opposing reflective surface with an extended thin wire that is partially in view of the borescope, providing minimal obstruction of the viewing area that is seen by the borescope. This apparatus also provides a minimal increase to the outside diameter of the borescope allowing it to fit inside a smaller bore. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150077873 | ADHESIVE ARTICLES CONTAINING LIGHT SHIELDING FILM SUBSTRATES, METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - Provided are adhesive articles and display components that include a film substrate and an adhesive. The film substrate includes a reflecting layer and an opaque layer. The adhesive may be disposed on at least one major surface of the reflecting layer and opaque layer. The inclusion of the film substrate in the adhesive articles enables the adhesive article to inhibit the transmission of visible light through the film substrate. The film substrate includes at least one cavity extending from the first major surface of the reflecting layer to the first major surface of the opaque layer, wherein the cavity volume is at least partially filled by the adhesive. The display component includes at least one display element adhered to an adhesive article via the adhesive. Methods of making adhesive articles and display components are also provided. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150085391 | BOTTOM MOUNT BUTTONS FOR A REARVIEW ASSEMBLY - A rearview device having a housing defining at least one button opening. A travel guide defines a button engagement interface. The button engagement interface defines a first aperture and a second aperture. A circuit board is in abutting contact with the travel guide. A switch is disposed between the first aperture and the second aperture. At least one button is operably coupled with the button engagement interface. The at least one button is in communication with the switch. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150098145 | CLAMP - A clamp is for mounting on an arm. The clamp comprises a frame, a gripping element and a moveable clamping member. The frame comprises an upright portion and a lip located at a lower end of the upright portion and extending substantially perpendicularly to the upright portion. The gripping element is connected to the frame, and is arranged to mount on the arm, and comprises a first component and a second component connected together at one end and spaced apart at the other end, the arm to be located between the first component and a second component in a hole. The moveable clamping member is mounted through a hole in the second component, and comprises a shaft and an engaging portion arranged to be moved towards the lip of the frame. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150109696 | SOLAR REFLECTOR PLATE - A solar reflector plate maintains an excellent reflectance of a reflective layer and has excellent sand resistance and weather resistance. The solar reflector plate includes a substrate; a reflective layer provided onto the substrate; and a protective layer provided onto the reflective layer, wherein the protective layer contains silicon in an amount of 10% by mass to 60% by mass in terms of SiO | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150116854 | Glass Clamp for a Vehicle Mirror Assembly - An exterior vehicle mirror assembly including an housing with a mirror glass disposed in the housing. A glass clamp connects the mirror glass and the housing. The glass clamp is slidably carried on both the mirror glass and the housing for moving between a locked position in which the glass clamp secures the mirror glass to the housing in a friction fit arrangement to resist movement of the mirror glass in the housing, and an unlocked position in which the clamp is free to be removed from the housing and mirror glass. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150138658 | DOOR MIRROR - An aspect of the present invention is a door mirror having a door mirror main body attached to a door mirror attaching part of a vehicle body, the door mirror including a shared base fixed to the door mirror attaching part and configured to support the door mirror main body, which is shared, and an exclusive cover configured to cover a peripheral region of the door mirror attaching part and selected from a group of different types of exclusive covers. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150138659 | Substrate for Preventing Burr Generation - A substrate for an optical device includes an optical device substrate including a plurality of conductive plates elongated along a length direction, wherein side surfaces of the conductive plates are bonded to each other with insulators interposed therebetween, the insulators being respectively formed on the side surfaces. A groove having a predetermined depth for preventing burrs is formed in a lower surface of the optical device substrate at each point where a cutting line is crossed with one of the insulators when the optical device substrate is cut in a length direction and in a vertical direction, the groove being formed in such a way that said one of the insulators is exposed to an inside of the groove. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150321608 | OUTER MIRROR - An aspect of the present invention is an outer mirror in which an outer mirror main body is attached to an outer mirror attaching part of a vehicle body via an outer mirror base, characterized in that the outer mirror base has a shared base main body configured to support the outer mirror main body, and an exclusive spacer having one end abutting the shared base main body and the other end pressed against the outer mirror attaching part of the vehicle body via a gasket, wherein the exclusive spacer abuts and is fixed to the shared base main body, and an attaching screw passing through the outer mirror attaching part is threadedly attached to the exclusive spacer. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150338624 | REFLECTING MIRROR FOR SOLAR RADIATION COLLECTION - A reflecting mirror for solar radiation collection includes: a film mirror for solar radiation collection having a polygonal shape and including a resin substrate, a metallic reflective layer and a surface covering layer; and a support member having a frame shape and adapted to support a peripheral edge of the film mirror. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150346456 | PRIMARY MIRROR MOUNT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A primary minor mount assembly includes a body including a mirror surface and a mount surface, with the mount surface having at least one feature formed therein. The mount assembly further includes a hub configured to be secured to the body. The hub includes at least one corresponding mating feature configured to receive the at least one feature of the mount surface of the body therein. The at least one feature and the at least one corresponding mating feature are configured to be welded together. A method of assembling a primary mirror mount assembly is further disclosed. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150353017 | VEHICLE MIRROR AND REAR-FACING DEVICES AND METHOD OF REDUCING DRAG - A method for reducing drag upon land, sea and air based vehicles by applying a tail to the mirror, mirror housing, or rearward-viewing device housing which results in a decrease in drag of the rear-facing mirrors, mirror housings, or rear-ward viewing device, and in total, vehicle drag. In one embodiment, where the material used for the tail passes between an intended observer of the mirror and the mirror itself, or between the rearward-viewing device and objects within its field of view, the material is clear or substantially transparent. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160109682 | FOLDABLE REFLECTOR - The present invention discloses a foldable reflector, comprising a frame connected by a plurality of frame strips serially connected, wherein there is a holding rod between two adjacent frame strips and two ends of such holding rod are hinged with corresponding frame strip respectively via corresponding lock pins on the holding rod. The portable reflector in the present invention is made up of rigid frame strips with firm structure and the reflective surface is relatively more even with better reflection effects; the portable reflector in the present invention is foldable, portable and convenient; and the portable reflector in the present invention is provided with easy folding without clipping hands. The pressing block is provided with an exposed surface with bulges to enhance the sense of touch. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160109683 | MOUNTING FIXTURE OF ELASTIC SEAL MEMBER - The mounting fixture of the present invention is used for mounting a ring-shaped elastic seal member between a ring-shaped side surface of an optical component and a holder which holds the optical component. The mounting fixture of the present invention has a first abutting surface which can abut against a top surface of the optical component which intersects the side surface, a projecting part which is arranged so as to surround the first abutting surface and which projects out from the first abutting surface in a direction vertical to the first abutting surface, and a second abutting surface which is provided at the front end of the projecting part and can abut against the elastic seal member. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160129841 | SEALED MIRROR HEAD - A head section for a rear view device such as an internal or external mirror, for a motor vehicle that includes at least one housing section having a lid section arranged on a side of the housing section which faces away from the direction of driving of the motor vehicle, at least one electronic unit arranged in a hollow area formed between the housing section and the lid section, and at least one rear view means arranged on the lid section for displaying a side or rear area of the motor vehicle in relation to the direction of driving. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160137130 | FRAMELESS MIRROR AND ASSOCIATED INSTALLATION METHOD - In a method for installing a frameless mirror, a mirror glass is positioned on a carrier plate against a stop formed by a border of the carrier plate and glued on the carrier plate. The border is then separated from the carrier plate via a predetermined breaking point of the border. | 05-19-2016 |
